Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-11
State News.
CunlEHLAHD.

CunDERLAHD.
10 the past year there has been more mon
~ paid out by the insurance companies, on
losses BY FIRE in the city Of Portland snan
has been received by them in net premiums.
The Press claims that ID och Of the loes was oc-
ca-ioned by DELAY in finding alarm boxes or
in rousing the persons who had the keys to
them.
HANCOCK.
A fourteen-vear- boy named Everett
Keefe was arrested at Bar Harbor last week,
for having taken the keys from Fosters book
store and afterwards entering and helping
himself from the money drawer. reports the
Herald. Nearly all the money has been re-
covered.
KEssEBEc.
Miss Rose Lynch, of WhiteHeld, domes-
tic, employed in Gardiner was found dead on
Maine street in that city, at? O'Clock FRIDAY
night. Her death, it is supposed, resulted
from ft, she being subject TO them. a
coroner's inquest will be held. She was
twenty nine years Of age.
KNOX.
The crew of the chip Harvey Mills OF
Thom.ston, Captain Crawford, reported
foundered at sea, numbered "a. Only fve
are known to have been saved.
PENoBscor.
The Penobscot Chemical Fibre Company
at Great Works have commenced TO make
very extensive repairs on their pulp mill.
The furnaces are being enlarged and i'm
proved and two fine new digesters will be
put in.
Henry Gray Of Milford was at work in the
woods up-river, when one of his legs was
crushed by a heavy log rolling upon 1t and
it was three DAYS before he could obtain
medical assistance. He is now quite com.
Portable.
The Bangor ( Piscataquis road has paid
for the year 1886. - interest on the city loan,
the sum of S53 900, as against $50, 900 for
the preceding year; and in addition to this
Sl5, 900, the Interest on the preferred bonds,
which were issued for building the extension
from Blanchard to Greenville, has been paid.
PIscArAaUs.
M. Currier & Sons, at Abbot have ten two
horse teams hauling excelsior stock and
white birch for spool stock. They are cut
ling and splitting the same, to be piled and
seasoned, before it is worked up; thirty to
forty cords 10 about a days work. Ia the
meantime they are obliged to suspend max
ing excelsior. They expect to make about .
carload a day next season.
SOMERSET.
The wife of Eugene Hurd, who is now in
the Maine State Prison for the murder of his
brother at Harmony, four years ago, died re-
Gently at the home of her parents, in Benton.
N. b They had been married but a few
months when the crime was committed, and
the wife at once went to her father and
mother. She has been in failing health ever
since.
LrBERTY-Our correspondent writes Jan.
9th w. q, Ripley, who has been in Msssa.
chusetts the past year, 10 visiting friends in
this village, his wife accompanying him.
Fl. J. FOsdck has just returned from a six
weeks visit in Boston and vcinity.-Sand-
born's orchestra of Belfast, mine pieces
give grand concert and ball at Hall St.
George. this village Monday evening, Janu-
ary 10Th. This orchestra is a favorite one in
this vicinity The officers elect of Z. II.
Bradstrett Post will be installed at their
he adquarters in this place on the evening Of
the 18th inst.--The church festival was given
as advertised at Hall ST. George last Tuesday
evening The entertainment was pecuniary
is spoken of by manv a. being the best exhi-
bition ever given here by amateurs. 1t il
safe TO say that no city stage would be dis
graced by the theatrical musical talent dis
played on that occasion We have had un-
usually fine sleighing the past Ave or six
weeks, the truth OF which state ment is attest
ed BY the frequent crowded condition of our
streets with lumber and bark teams.-Coun.
cilor w. Ii, Hunt of this place is at home
tor a day or two, and will go to Augusta the
first of the week. The people of this section
are highly pleased with his election to tn
Councilorship of this district, believing him
him to possess in an eminent degree the
abilities Tor the position.
WASHINGTON.
Henry Harmon, East Machias. was fount
dead last Friday on Hadley's Lake. 1t i.
supposed that he fell from a 10 of hay or
to the ice
Sidney Smith of New York city, who dice
intestate, last October. left an estate, est
mated at about S6,000,000, to be divided
among sixteen heirs, one of whom the East
port Sentinel hears is Mrs Sidney b. Smith
daughter of Mr.. Geo. b. Campbell OF
the wife of "Wash" Murphy. who learned
PttuteI udpe III Wv StHtiuci oluSN.
AT LARGE.
The following pensions have been granted
to Maine people Sarah F., widow of Charles
Bridges, OF Stockton; Caroline c., widow OF
Christopher A. Page. of Bangor; Abigail
widow of Jno. Gayor, Of Calais; J. Fl.
Gould of Pennington; WIN. F Pike OF
Grand Lake Stream; NJ. II. Gulliver OF
Waterville; V. L Coffin of Harrington ;
John X. Chatto, Ellsworth.